newbrunswickpeiupdate Maker were judged the winners, and will head to Edmonton to carry the flag for N.B. Andrew Stokes Rees and Justin Vickery took silver, and Rebecca Lockhart and Matt MacKay (our first island competitors) received bronze. These guys are my heroes. In fact, all those who competed, judged, volunteered and donated supplies deserve credit for edging the industry upward and onward.
Landscape party time In April, LNB/PEI hosted its 15th annual spring gala and landscape excellence awards in Fredericton. I had a good view as I was facing the room, and everyone seemed to be having a good time. We gave out 11 awards, perhaps the most significant going to Tom Murdock of Allgreen Landscaping in recognition of his life in the industry (thus far). To me, the main event was something we
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have never tackled before. Our past president David Milburn of Focal Point Landscape Design and Installation got it in his head that LNB should take the lead in assembling teachers, guidance counselors and education “decision makers” in one room, to talk about what we can do collectively to get our children to “come alive outside.” We called it “seeding the future in N.B.” and as that implies, we have a selfish, ulterior motive. By giving more young people an opportunity to “fall in love with nature,” our industry will reap benefits down the road by having greater ability to steer them into a career in the only truly green industry. It is interesting to note that many schools have some great programs already, so a portion of the day was spent sharing. The
By giving young people an opportunity to “fall in love with nature,” our industry will reap benefits down the road by having greater ability to steer them into a career in the only truly green industry. best part of the day was having participants interact with Adam Bienenstock, the natural playground guru. He had delegates in groups of
Landscape award honourees, left to right, are: Tom Murdock, David Milburn, Ryan Bursey, Kevin Nauss, Bob Osborne, Blake Kelly and Kevin McLean.
28 | JUNE 2018 | LANDSCAPE TRADES
28 | JUNE 2018 | LANDSCAPE TRADES